Fitness Programs

Lee’s class combines both coaching and instructing, and is intended for multi-levels of fitness. She includes high intensity interval training [HIIT], strength training through Tabata and weight lifting and, occasionally, she’ll add some ladder drills to increase your speed, agility and quickness. Her workout is designed to leave you feeling good and strong after completing

Peter’s cross-training class uses a mix of interval training, circuit training, sports conditioning and Tabata. You’ll improve your overall fitness level through endurance training, calisthenics and strength training. The last part of the class is devoted to your core muscles. Peter changes the format, routines and equipment every week, so you’ll get a taste of

You’ll experience a fun dynamic cardio and core workout with high-caloric expenditure that’s set beyond the four basic Latin Zumba® rhythms (Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia and Reggeaton) to incorporate African, Indian and Caribbean rhythms as well as belly dance, tango, quebredita and others. The dance moves will get your heart pumping and your body moving. Expect

Try out this workout, which challenges your body by keeping your muscles, cardio levels and endurance off balance. This is an evolving program that improves your fitness level by making frequent changes or short circuiting the routines. Our bodies adapt to things quickly, so it’s important that your workouts change constantly to stay one step

Designed for adults who have a visual impairment or low vision, this aerobic workout includes a warm-up, followed by low- and high-cardio sets, controlled movement and strengthening exercises. It finishes with floor work and relaxation.

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The Jack Purcell Community Centre, owned and operated by the City of Ottawa, has an 18-metre warm water pool which offers regular aquatic programming and specialized programs for individuals with special needs. The facility also has a fully accessible weight room, five meeting rooms of various sizes and access to an adjacent school gym. Through a partnersip with the Jack Purcell Community Centre, the not-for-profit Jack Purcell Recreation Association runs programming, through the facility, that aims to maintain and improve the quality of life of Centretown residents by focusing on recreation and leisure activities consistent with this purpose.